I have a Motorola GP-68 and every time I transmit for more than 30 seconds the radio gets really hot, is this a problem and if it is what is wrong with the radio?
Some dumb person may have set the RF output of the radio up to the max. The only thing that this does is kill the battery faster and damage the TX amp PA module. You should have the radio checked and probably get the RF output lowered to the standard output wattage.
Jim
Astrak said:
Yea I would say uncomfortable warm, like burns to touch it. I was just wondering if this is normal operation for a 5 watt radio.